PROFESSIONAL ADJUSTMENT Flashcards
defined as the sum of rules and regulations by which society is governed
law
it is a man-made anf regulates social conduct in a formal and binding way
law
a source of law where it is the fundamental basic of all laws or the reference of other laws
constitution
a source of law made in the senate, congress, quad comm
legislative body
a source of law where laws from past regime are still being practiced today
previous regime
example of previous regime
presidential decrees
a source of law that is linked with traditions and culture present in a community
local customs
a source of law where it is being implemented in the whole world
international law
in this law, the nursing law is under the medicine law
act no. 2943 of 1915
known as the first true nursing law which
created, among others, a board of examiners
for nurses
act no. 2808 of 1919
what year does the first board examination in the Philippines was given?
1920
provisions included the organization of the
Board of Examiners for nurses, provisions
regarding nursing schools and colleges,
examination, registration of nurses including
other provisions relative to the practice of
nursing; a.k.a the philippine nursing law
RA 877
amended certain portions of R.A. 877,
particularly significant salient changes in the
nursing profession.
RA 4704
amended Section 17 of R.A. 877
RA 6136
introduced by Sen. Heherson Alvarez, codified and revised all the laws regulating the practice of nursing in the Philippines.
RA 7164
a.k.a RA 7164
Philippine Nursing Act of 1991
Philippine Nursing Act of 2002; current nursing law
RA 9173
Presidential Proclamation of Nurses’ Week every last week of October every year to dedicate the promotion of the ideals of the nursing profession, developing consciousness and availability of nursing resources in the Philippines.
proclamation no. 539
created the Professional Regulation Commission and prescribed its powers and functions
PD NO. 223
a.k.a the midwifery law
RA 7392
what are the requirements for an RN to take the midwifery board exam?
20 DR cases, 20 episiotomy, IV insertion
This act prescribes permanent residence and reciprocity as qualifications for any examination or registration for the practice of any profession in the Philippines. a.k.a RECIPROCITY
RA 5181
dangerous drugs act
RA 6425
law that liberalizes the treatment of leprosy
RA 4073
Requires compulsory immunization for all children below eight years of age against communicable diseases
PD 996
penalty for improper disposal of garbage and other forms of uncleanliness
PD 825
sanitation code
PD 856
requires all hospitals in the Philippines to have a license to operate approved by the DOH before it can offer to serve the community; a.k.a hospital licensure act
RA 4226
labor code of the philippines; provides workers the right to self-organization and collective bargaining, promoting the rights and welfare of workers
PD 442
registration of birth of a child within 30 days with the Civil Registrar
PD 651
generic acts of 1988
RA 6675
4 principal elements that outline the standards of ethical conduct
nurses and people
nurses and practice
nurses and the profession
nurses and the co-workers
A calling in which its members profess to have acquired special values, knowledge, training, or experience so that they may guide others in that special field
professional
qualifications of a professional nurse
professional preparation
license to practice in the country
BSN degree
physically and mentally fit
basic requirement to practice nursing
license
a legal document given by the government that permits a person to offer to the public his/her skills and knowledge in a particular jurisdiction, where such practice would otherwise be unlawful without this
license
two forms of registration
by examination and by reciprocity
a form of registration where there is a relation established by law, treaty or agreement between two countries or states, whereby, granting its citizens of each other the privilege of being admitted to the practice of the profession within their respective territorial jurisdiction.
registration by reciprocity
a form of registration where all applicants for registration as a nurse and issuance of a certificate of registration and professional identification card to practice nursing shall be required to pass a written examination which shall be given by the Board in such places and dates as may be designated by the Commission.
registration by examination
qualifications for licensure exams
BSN degree
good moral character
filipino citizen
requirements for examination (PNLE)
TOR
RLE
cases
birth certificate
clearance
application form
for how many days shall the application form be applied?
10 days prior to the first day of exam
in order to pass the examination, an examinee must obtain a general average of at least how many percent?
75% without a rating of 60% per NP
scheduling of mass oath taking is released when?
within 15 days upon the release of results
“Standardized Guidelines and Procedures for the Implementation of the Continuing Professional Education for Professionals”
PRC Resolution Number 2004-179 Series of 2004
how many standards of professional nursing practice are there?
16
this is considered legally wrong; an act committed or omitted in violation of
the law
crime
this is the act itself of the crime
criminal act
this is known as the intention of doing the crime
criminal intent
two elements of a crime
criminal act and criminal intent
legal wrong, committed against a person or property independent of a contract which renders the person who commits it liable for damages in a civil action
tort
how many intentional torts are there?
5
what are considered intentional torts?
assault
battery
false imprisonment
defamation
invasion of privacy
how many unintentional torts are there?
2
what are the unintentional torts?
malpractice
negligence
this is the use of threat to a patient
assault
this is considered when you made an unwanted touch to the patient or when you do a procedure without a consent
battery
you will be held liable for this if you took the autonomy of the patient
false imprisonment
this is an invasion of personal space of the patient
invasion of privacy
defamation thru verbal
slander
defamation thru writing
libel
this is when you don’t do your obligation or duty
negligence
this is stepping beyond your responsibility
malpractice
lack of ability, or legal qualifications and being unfit to discharge the required duty
incompetence
the thing speaks for itself
doctrine of res ipsa loquitor
unforeseeable force of nature; you can’t be held liable for abandonment of duty by this doctrine
doctrine of force majeure
subordinates are responsibility or liabilities of the immediate head
doctrine of respondeat superior
a criminal liability wherein you take a direct part in the execution of the act; you are the mastermind of the crime
principal
a criminal liability where you cooperated in the
execution of the offense by previous or simultaneous act
accomplice
a criminal liability where you have the knowledge of the commission of the crime, either as principals or accomplices, take part subsequent to its commission by profiting themselves or assisting the offender to profit from the effects of the crime by concealing or destroying the pieces of evidence involved in the crime
accessory
a criminal circumstance where the act is justifiable by law
justifying circumstances
a criminal circumstance where the degree of the crime may be reduced
mitigating circumstances
a criminal circumstance in which there will be an increase in criminal liability of the offender
aggravating circumstances
a criminal circumstance where a person can be exempted from the criminal liability
exempting circumstances
freely chosen; enduring beliefs or attitudes about the worth of a person, object, idea, or action
values
based on faith than a fact and may or may not be true
beliefs
mental positions or feelings toward a person, object or idea
attitude
A specific domain of ethics that focuses on moral issues in the field of health care
bioethics
3 keywords of being the nurse advocate
inform, support, mediate
prima facie
based on first impression
this law is under the principle of beneficence and non-beneficence
good samaritan law
do no harm
non-maleficence
do good
beneficence
instances where confidentiality may bypassed
permitted by the patient
case is medico-legal
patient is ill of communicable disease
given to members of the health team
established principle of law that every human being of adult years and sound mind has the right to determine what shall be done with his or her own body
informed consent
is there consent in emergency situations?
no
can patients refuse to consent?
yes, provided that they will sign the refusal form
who will consent for sterilization?
husband and wife
the termination of the ability to produce offspring
sterilization
